Africville
Civil Rights Movement
Black History in Canada
Migration and Culture
Important People
100

Where was Africville located?

What is The North end of Halifax

100

What state did the Little Rock Nine incident occur in?

Arkansas

100

What city was home to Africville?

Halifax

100

What was the Great Migration?

The movement of African Americans from the South to northern U.S. cities.

100

Who was Emmett Louis Till and what happened to him?

A 14-year-old Black boy murdered in Mississippi.

200

What was demolished in the middle of the night by the city of Halifax?

Seaview United Baptist Church

200

What year did the Little Rock Nine begin attending Central High School?

1957

200

What was Canada’s first race riot and where did it happen?

The 1784 race riot in Shelburne, Nova Scotia

200

Why did African Americans from the South move to northern U.S. cities.

Better jobs, escape from racism, access to education

200

Who were the Little Rock Nine?

Nine Black students who integrated an all-white school in Arkansas.

300

What structure now sits on land that used to be Africville?

Africville Park or Africville Museum


300

What was the Greenbook?

The "Green Book" was a travel guide published annually from 1936 to 1967, primarily for African Americans during the Jim Crow era. It listed businesses across the United States that were willing to accept Black customers, offering them safe havens for lodging, dining, and gas services.

300

What type of housing is funded by the government for low-income residents?

Public Housing

300

What cultural movement emerged in Harlem during the 1920s and 30s?

The Harlem Renaissance 

300

Who gave the “I Have a Dream” speech?

Martin Luther King Jr.

400

Why was the destruction of Africville considered racially unjust?

Residents were forcibly removed without consultation, and it was a Black community displaced for “urban renewal.”

400

Why is Emmett Till’s case historically significant?

It became a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement.

400

What is blackface and why is it offensive?

It's makeup worn by non-Black performers to stereotype Black people; it perpetuates racism

400

Name the northern U.S. cities southerners moved to and how they change because of Black migration?

Chicago, Detroit, New York, and Philadelphia. 

400

Who encouraged Black self-defense and nationalism before later supporting unity?

Malcolm X

500

What services were denied to Africville residents despite them paying taxes?

Running water, proper sewage, garbage collection, paved roads

500

What was the purpose of Jim Crow laws?

To legally enforce racial segregation in the Southern United States

500

What is the MacKay Bridge’s historical connection to Black Canadian history?

It was built near Africville, contributing to the area's destruction

500

What U.S. city became a hub for Black culture due to migration?

Harlem, New York.

500

Name one major difference between MLK and Malcolm X’s approach.

MLK advocated nonviolent protest; Malcolm X initially promoted self-defense and separation